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"He was a man of many nations," indeed! Sunset Rubdown mastermind Spencer Krug will visit many a foreign land, mend many a gown, and court many a Random Spirit Lover on his band's forthcoming jaunt about Europe.

And that jaunt just got, er, jauntier with the addition of a cool baker's dozen more dates since our last report. That's right, the Sunset Rubdown tour has expanded to encompass an even greater span of nations, including the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal. It now begins March 27 with a tiny, three-gig excursion in North America.

The Sunset Rubdown jaunt in question also got a whole lot more interactive with the announcement of the latest "Polaroid Project" from Xiu Xiu associate David Horvitz. Horvitz, as you may recall, previously solicited show-going Xiu Xiu fans for Polaroid film, which he returned as candid snapshots of the band and later compiled in a book.

This time around he's reaching out to fans of Sunset Rubdown who'll be attending the troupe's March 27 gig at Masonic Temple in Brooklyn. Folks who show up with some Polaroid film and a self-addressed, stamped envelope can look forward to finding some possibly compromising photos of their fave band in their mailboxes shortly thereafter. Nice! Details here.

Sunset Rubdown:

03-27 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple
03-29 Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit's Soundlab
03-30 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
05-14 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown
05-15 Brighton, England - The Great Escape Festival
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)
05-19 Manchester, England - MoHo Live
05-20 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy
05-21 Bristol, England - Thekla Social
05-22 London, England - The Luminaire
05-23 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
05-24 Wetzlar, Germany - Franzis Wetzlar
05-25 Berlin, Germany - Zapata im Tacheles
05-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-28 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
05-29 Hässleholm, Sweden - Siesta Festival
05-30 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
05-31 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
06-02 Utrecht, Netherlands - Ekko
06-03 Paris, France - Festival Vilette Sonique
06-06 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo
06-08 Lisbon, Portugal - Galeria Zé Dos Bois